Anti-Doping Efforts in Paris 2024
After years of waiting, the summer Olympics are finally here. All attention will turn to the amazing feats of athletes from all over the world. Spectators, media and fans will witness the highs and lows as dreams are made (and broken) against the spectacular backdrop of Paris. Many friends and family will debrief after the […]
Health and Safety of Female Wrestlers
Blum and Woodroffe of the University of Iowa Athletics Department discuss considerations for the health and safety of female wrestlers.
A Crash Course in Olympic Rugby
One of the greatest developments in modern Olympics was the creation of the International Olympic Committees’ (IOC’s) Olympic Agenda 2020, which sought to safeguard Olympic values and strengthen the role of sport in modern society. In essence, this agenda permitted host countries’ organizing committees to propose new sports for the Games they would be hosting. The […]
Summertime and the 24-Hour Day: Get Teens Moving!
Everyone looks forward to the summer, especially teens. In the United States, this two- to three-month period is typically characterized by sleeping in, catching up on shows and taking part in assorted adventures. But today’s adventures may be different than those of the past. Just in case parents of today’s teens needed a reminder, we […]
Clinical Highlights from Current Sports Medicine Reports | Q2 2024
Welcome to the highlights and the review of the AWESOME articles and case reports published over the last quarter in Current Sports Medicine Reports (CSMR). This past quarter for CSMR was amazing. I was going through the articles and cases that were published and on my first review I selected almost all of them. While this is […]
FY 2025 Congressional Appropriations and NIH Reform
FY 2025 Congressional Appropriations As House spending bills undergo subcommittee markups, Senate appropriators have outlined 302(b) allocations, despite a lack of Republican agreement to expedite bill consideration. Currently, only the Agriculture, Military Construction-VA, and legislative branch measures have received allocations and will be considered at the full committee level on July 11, bypassing the subcommittee […]
NFL Smart Hearts Sports Coalition Summer Updates
ACSM is a member of the Coalition that is helping drive legislation to support its goal of all 50 states adopting evidence-based policies preventing fatal outcomes from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) among high school students. The coalition is advocating for the implementation of three best practice policies: Here’s a summary of the coalition’s progress over […]
Nanograms, Nanograms, Nanograms: THC and the NCAA
This past month, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) voted to remove cannabinoids from the banned substance list. I applaud this decision. Not because I support uncontrolled self-dosing of marijuana but because I have long been a firm believer that our messaging was not effective and that the testing approach did not accomplish the desired effect […]
Examining Running Speed after ACL Reconstruction
Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), athletes often exhibit altered knee biomechanics during running, such as reduced knee flexion angles and extensor moments of the surgical limb compared to the nonsurgical limb, healthy controls and the preinjury state. These altered biomechanics persist well beyond the standard course of rehabilitation and may impair athletic performance, increase […]
Building Client Connections with Beautiful Questions
The first instinct many exercise professionals have is to share their extensive knowledge with their client; the relationship moves in one direction, from the professional with the expertise to the client who’s hired them for their expertise. And in general, that’s the idea — exercise pros solve problems, design interventions and help people advance in […]